A baby hawk fell out of a nest and was rescued Monday afternoon in Andover, officials said.

The male red-tailed hawk hurt its head in the fall and was taken to a rehabilitation center, said Diane Welch, a falconer with the Massachusetts Falconry and Hawk Trust, which helped care for the bird. It was going to be taken to Tufts Veterinary Emergency Treatment and Specialties hospital for further recovery, officials said.

“It warms my heart to know that there are people that care,’’ Welch said.

State Trooper Leigha Genduso, who helped rescue the hawk on Monday, noticed two drivers pulled over on the side of Route 125 and went to see if they needed help. The drivers showed her the bird, which was sitting in the middle of the road.

Genduso, who has rescued dogs and other animals before, said she put on gloves and carried the red-tailed hawk into her cruiser for the journey back to the barracks.

“As state troopers, we deal with [animal rescues] a lot,’’ she said. “There’s so many different animals and dogs running around, and I have a snare pole in the back of my cruiser just in case.’’

Falconers often get calls from state and local police about bird rescues, Welch said.

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